# Tigray: 20,000 university students relocated amid conflict

https://mins.news/en/item/62693

- France 24, 2026-09-17 13:30 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/tigray-20-000-university-students-relocated-by-conflict

> Ethiopia’s Education Ministry says about 20,000 university students in Tigray will be temporarily moved to other public campuses after accusing the TPLF of using universities as military bases. Fighting and drone strikes continue in the northern region, while students say the trauma of the 2020-2022 Tigray war remains fresh.

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